anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

The film provided a valuable record of stage techniques.

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sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

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the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

At 9-0 they have the best record in their league.

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the sum of recognized accomplishments

The lawyer has a good record.The track record shows that he will be a good president.

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a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone

Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'.His name is in all the record books.

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an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)

He tied the Olympic record.Coffee production last year broke all previous records.Chicago set the homicide record.

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a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction

They could find no record of the purchase.

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a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted

He ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court.The prostitute had a record a mile long.

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A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew kings; a record of the variations of temperature during a certain time; a family record.